MAPP News
Inaugural Pioneers Endowed Scholarship Fuels the Passion of a Remarkable Student
If the road to architecture licensure is a marathon, by all accounts, Maria Farieta is making incredible time. This fall, she is prepping for thesis, advising undergraduate students as a Graduate Assistant, entering design competitions and clocking hours with Maryland design firm Grimm+Parker. It’s ...View Article Details for Inaugural Pioneers Endowed Scholarship Fuels the Passion of a Remarkable Student 
A New Spot for Spot
What makes a good dog park? Peek inside a canine’s mind, and chances are it’s a pretty short list: a place to run, butts to sniff, maybe the occasional squirrel.With millions of dogs adopted in the U.S. during the pandemic, the demand for dog parks has made them a priority for local governments like...View Article Details for A New Spot for Spot 
When a Movie’s Scene Stealer Is the Scene Itself
Wes Anderson metric montage by Ken Filler, Matt Bender and Austin Raymond. Most cinephiles agree that Jimmy Stewart’s portrayal of a man in a wheelchair held captive by his apartment—and his own devices—stole the show in Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, “Rear Window.” But architecture Professor of th...View Article Details for When a Movie’s Scene Stealer Is the Scene Itself 
UMD Welcomes New Architecture Program Leadership Team
First year students aren’t the only new faces gracing the halls of the Architecture Building this fall: Maryland’s Architecture Program returned for the 2022-23 school year with a new leadership team and new plans to grow and enhance the student experience at Maryland. Led by Director Mohammad Ghari...View Article Details for UMD Welcomes New Architecture Program Leadership Team 
Budding Architects and Chipboard Collide with Return of TERP Young Scholars Program
Discovering Architecture, a three-week program for high school students grades 9-12, returned this summer after a two-year pandemic hiatus, bringing buzz back to the Great Space as students sketched, built and presented their first projects as fledgling architecture students. Part of the university-...View Article Details for Budding Architects and Chipboard Collide with Return of TERP Young Scholars Program 
Through Newberry Fellowship, Juan Burke Charts New Book, Curriculum
Since the dawn of civilization, maps have been an instrumental tool for discovering the world around us. They decipher unfamiliar cities, illustrate climate zones and natural features and facilitate a faster route to work. But Assistant Professor Juan Burke will tell you that maps, especially the an...View Article Details for Through Newberry Fellowship, Juan Burke Charts New Book, Curriculum